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alone who creates, and favors His creation with so many good things. He also
warned them that if they did abandon their worship of the idols Allah would
send down a very great punishment upon them.
Try as he might to convince the people to turn away they refused. Some of
the unbelievers even told Noah they would stone him and his small band of
followers if he did not stop his preaching. Others said they would send him
into exile. But this did not stop Noah from preaching he stood up for the truth
and was made fun of. The unbelievers mocked him, saying "You are only a
human like us, and those who follow you are the ignorant on the lower edge
of society - their opinion is worthless" and they called him a liar!
Noah was patient and every hopeful that they would change their ways and
told the unbelievers that he was not after their money or possessions and
said, "My nation, for this I do not ask you for your wealth for my wage is only
with Allah. Nor will I drive away the believers, for they will surely meet their
Lord. But, I can see that you are ignorant. Were I to drive you away my
people, who would help me from Allah? Won't you remember? I do not say to
you that I possess the treasuries of Allah, and I do not know the unseen. I do
warned them that if they did abandon their worship of the idols Allah would
send down a very great punishment upon them.
Try as he might to convince the people to turn away they refused. Some of
the unbelievers even told Noah they would stone him and his small band of
followers if he did not stop his preaching. Others said they would send him
into exile. But this did not stop Noah from preaching he stood up for the truth
and was made fun of. The unbelievers mocked him, saying "You are only a
human like us, and those who follow you are the ignorant on the lower edge
of society - their opinion is worthless" and they called him a liar!
Noah was patient and every hopeful that they would change their ways and
told the unbelievers that he was not after their money or possessions and
said, "My nation, for this I do not ask you for your wealth for my wage is only
with Allah. Nor will I drive away the believers, for they will surely meet their
Lord. But, I can see that you are ignorant. Were I to drive you away my
people, who would help me from Allah? Won't you remember? I do not say to
you that I possess the treasuries of Allah, and I do not know the unseen. I do